Tonn, 35, died Tuesday after he was shot while trying to question a man who was thought to have been involved in a burglary.

"Kevin didn’t just like being a cop," said his cousin, Jarrett Tonn, who is also a Galt police officer. "He loved being a cop -- and even that might be an understatement."

Jarrett Tonn told a crowd of more than 2,000 gathered at Adventure Christian Church in Roseville that they should not think of his cousin's death as a tragedy.

"Giving one's life to protect others is never tragedy," Jarrett Tonn said.

The alleged gunman suspected in Kevin Tonn's death was identified last week as Humphrey Kenneth Gascon Jr., 30.

Officers said they later learned he had not been involved in the burglary of a duplex in Galt, but Sacramento County authorities said he turned his gun on himself after slaying Tonn and shooting at another officer.

A motive hasn't been disclosed.

Galt Police Chief William Bowen, who required a member of his department to remain with his fallen officer even after Tonn's body was taken to the coroner, addressed Tonn's family during the services at Adventure Christian Church.

"We are grateful to share part of Kevin's life. We would take away the pain if we could," Bowen said.

K-9 units from across California came to Roseville to be at the funeral. Yaro, the German shepherd who was Tonn's partner, was allowed into the church sanctuary.

Before he was hired in Galt 3 ½ years ago, Kevin Tonn was a military police officer and a firefighter in New York state.

The Foothills K9 Association, an organization that works with police dogs active and retired, said it is accepting donations for Yaro's future care.

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A memorial service was held in Roseville on Monday for fallen Galt Police Officer Kevin Tonn. (January 21, 2013)

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